idling issue's
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idling issue's
here's what i've got going on. just inherited my dad's 91. it has 33k on it and for the last 4 or 5 years it's pretty much sat. he had problems with it years back dying when you would push in the clutch. he had all new injectors put in and a complete tune just three years ago. since i've had it the dying thing has happened twice. i can go out and start it and it idles fine. go for a ride and at every stop no problem. stop and shut the car off 5 min or 2 hours doesn't matter. start it back up then it won't idle. no codes i've checked for that and no service engine light. i've read on here many similar threads with alot of recommendations. any advice before i put myself to the mercy of a local shop is great.
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that's typically when it's noticed--if they are leaking down it' s not just when hot starting---it's just when the engine is cold ...A) some of the fuel has dryed up over a longer period of time and.... B) the engine isn't bothered as much by the extra fuel on a cold start...leaking injector cold start complaints are typically a longer cranking time.
It very well may not be the injectors...you'll have posts voting for the IAC valve (and it could be bad) I'm very simply saying..."that's what I'd check first"
Further let me ask this... what does it take to get it to idle when the problem occurs--does it idle at all and just very low rpms---or multiple starting attempts and then keeps running or do you give it throttle and then it starts and runs ??
It very well may not be the injectors...you'll have posts voting for the IAC valve (and it could be bad) I'm very simply saying..."that's what I'd check first"
Further let me ask this... what does it take to get it to idle when the problem occurs--does it idle at all and just very low rpms---or multiple starting attempts and then keeps running or do you give it throttle and then it starts and runs ??
Last edited by TWISTERUP; Apr 28, 2009 at 12:06 PM. Reason: more info
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here's what i've got going on. just inherited my dad's 91. it has 33k on it and for the last 4 or 5 years it's pretty much sat. he had problems with it years back dying when you would push in the clutch. he had all new injectors put in and a complete tune just three years ago. since i've had it the dying thing has happened twice. i can go out and start it and it idles fine. go for a ride and at every stop no problem. stop and shut the car off 5 min or 2 hours doesn't matter. start it back up then it won't idle. no codes i've checked for that and no service engine light. i've read on here many similar threads with alot of recommendations. any advice before i put myself to the mercy of a local shop is great.
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even though the injectors were replaced, they were probably replaced with the OE injector.. That injector was probably an NOS part, They will fail the same as a original multec. So, ohm test the injectors and report the findings. It will take you 20 minutes and if you do it yourself won't cost a penny. If the injectors have bad coils which is very possible it would cause your problem.
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that's typically when it's noticed--if they are leaking down it' s not just when hot starting---it's just when the engine is cold ...A) some of the fuel has dryed up over a longer period of time and.... B) the engine isn't bothered as much by the extra fuel on a cold start...leaking injector cold start complaints are typically a longer cranking time.
It very well may not be the injectors...you'll have posts voting for the IAC valve (and it could be bad) I'm very simply saying..."that's what I'd check first"
Further let me ask this... what does it take to get it to idle when the problem occurs--does it idle at all and just very low rpms---or multiple starting attempts and then keeps running or do you give it throttle and then it starts and runs ??
It very well may not be the injectors...you'll have posts voting for the IAC valve (and it could be bad) I'm very simply saying..."that's what I'd check first"
Further let me ask this... what does it take to get it to idle when the problem occurs--does it idle at all and just very low rpms---or multiple starting attempts and then keeps running or do you give it throttle and then it starts and runs ??
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at least 32, call me i will hook you up and take the bosch 3's in trade.
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